Penn State President Graham B. Spanier chats with freshmen Stephanie Trope, Emily Cirillo and Scott Levine outside Eisenhower Auditorium during the Center for the Performing Arts' Patio Party. The party, the first to be put on by the center, aimed at expanding student interest in the performing arts at University Park. The event included free food and games, and chances to enter in raffle and prize giveaways, in addition to a student ticket discount sale in which all but one event by the center were discounted 20 percent.

Steve Barnett, CEO and chairman of Columbia Records, left, chatted with Penn State President Graham B. Spanier and Barry Robinson, a member of the Penn State Board of Trustees and president of the RIAA, after Barnett spoke to students and others about the music industry.

Todd Wise, a member of the Penn State Performing Magicians, introduced his parents, Larry and Diana Wise to Penn State President Graham B. Spanier. The open house coincided with Parents and Families weekend.